NCSACW has produced a variety of videos and webinars geared towards child welfare, substance abuse treatment and legal professionals which can be used for training purposes. These videos and webinars cover a wide spectrum of topics and include downloadable handouts.
National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare, 2023
The National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare (NCSACW), with support from the Vermont Oxford Network (VON) developed a four
...(Read More)Date: October 26, 2023
In most child welfare systems, the majority of cases include parental substance use as a factor in the case. How do practitioners…
Date: October 19, 2023
Highlights how a family-centered approach to POSC helps states, Tribes, and communities meet the provisions of the 2016 Amendments to…
Date: September 28, 2023
This webinar introduced the National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare’s (NCSACW) new publication, Building Hope for Families…
Date: September 01, 2023
This pre-recorded video reviews the UNCOPE and through a case vignette demonstrates how to incorporate this screening in child welfare…
Date: August 31, 2023
This webinar focused on: 1) the increase of fentanyl and other substance use across the country, and 2) the need for child welfare…
Date: August 01, 2023
Module 4 of the Vermont Oxford Network (VON) Plan of Safe Care series discusses what can be included in a Plan of Safe Care, how to…
Date: August 01, 2023
Module 1 of the Vermont Oxford Network (VON) Plan of Safe Care series discusses the 2016 Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act…
Date: August 01, 2023
Module 3 of the Vermont Oxford Network (VON) Plan of Safe series discusses how health care providers can work with state teams…
Date: August 01, 2023
Dr. Stephen Patrick, Director of the Center for Child Health Policy and Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Health Policy within the…
Date: August 01, 2023
Module 2 of the Vermont Oxford Network (VON) Plan of Safe Care series discusses the different populations of infants and families who…
Date: June 13, 2023
This webinar features national expert Dr. Douglas Waite, who discusses the prevalence of FASD, the importance and challenges of early…
Date: February 28, 2023
The webinar reviews 1) child welfare assessment of parental substance use as a safety or risk factor through standardized screening…
Date: January 11, 2023
Provides an overview of strategies and observations to support engagement with families affected by parental SUDs and involved in child…
Date: January 05, 2023
Discusses safety factors related to parental SUDs and unique considerations when planning for safety. Provides an overview of strategies…
Date: November 23, 2022
Dr. Mishka Terplan will discuss his research and clinical work with pregnant women with substance use disorders and their infants. The…
Date: October 25, 2022
Focuses on the unique challenges that arise when parents of children in care have a substance use or mental health disorder. These…
Date: September 29, 2022
Features 1) an overview of contingency management including the implementation with different cultural populations, 2) the…
Date: September 20, 2022
This pre-recorded webinar highlights two of the National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare’s specialized technical assistance…
Date: July 14, 2022
Features NCSACW staff along with professionals from two of NCSACW’s specialized technical assistance programs: In-Depth Technical…
Date: June 22, 2022
This webinar features experts from the CREOKS Health Services in Oklahoma and Hushabye Nursery in Arizona. Panelists and NCSACW staff…
Date: March 29, 2022
Three sites—Oklahoma, North Dakota, and Minnesota—received ICWA Implementation Partnership Grants from ACF to create timely and…
Date: March 11, 2022
This virtual discussion shares information on how to create understanding, empathy, and connection to improve systems and services for…
Date: March 08, 2022
Final session of a three-part Learning Exchange Series to explore Brief 3 of the technical assistance briefs, How States Serve Infants…
Date: February 15, 2022
Features: 1) key action steps to develop a child welfare drug testing policy; 2) strategies to mitigate challenges child welfare…
Date: January 19, 2022
Provides strategies to help the increasing number of adolescents at risk of suicide and mental health concerns. Suicide rates among…
Date: January 11, 2022
This live webinar hosted by the National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare (NCSACW) is the second of a three-part Learning…
Date: December 18, 2021
Provides insight on AI/AN Tribes, communities, and cultural factors related to managing grants
Date: December 14, 2021
This live webinar hosted by the National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare (NCSACW) is the first of a three-part Learning…
Date: April 20, 2021
This webinar provides an overview on the START model that includes a review of the model and associated outcomes, lessons from START…
Date: April 19, 2021
Provides information on protections for qualified individuals with a disability in the child welfare system and federal disability…
Date: April 19, 2021
Examines SUDs and OUDs as a disability while analyzing federal disability rights protections for individuals receiving MAT.
Date: April 19, 2021
This video offers an in-depth look at MAT while addressing common misconceptions about treatment. It highlights strategies that inform…
Date: April 19, 2021
This animated video simulates a child welfare worker and supervisor staffing a case involving a mother receiving MAT while pregnant. The…
Date: April 19, 2021
National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare (NCSACW) prepared this animated video that simulates a hearing between a judge, a…
Date: April 06, 2021
Covers the family-centered treatment approach for children and families affected by substance use disorders while highlighting…
Date: March 25, 2021
Explores how cross-system collaboration across child and family-serving systems could help prevent child maltreatment. The speakers also…
Date: February 16, 2021
The briefing provides an overview of FTCs along with training and technical assistance resources.
Date: January 26, 2021
Dr. Stephen Patrick, a national expert on maternal opioid use on infants, provides current information on the crisis; implications for…
Date: January 07, 2021
Focuses on how doctors modified the care of infants with NAS and reduced their average length of stay in the hospital by transitioning…
Date: December 08, 2020
Features state and county child welfare professionals—along with health care and substance use disorder experts—who discuss developing…
Date: November 19, 2020
This live webinar hosted by The National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare (NCSACW) an overview of the Plan of Safe Care…
Date: August 11, 2020
This webinar features panelists from several initiatives who share their insights and lessons for serving families involved in child…
Date: July 30, 2020
Examines family-centered programming across the treatment continuum including outpatient settings. Highlights effective concepts of…
Date: June 18, 2020
Dr. Mishka Terplan offers strategies for working with addiction medicine physicians while discussing the role obstetricians can play…
Date: April 10, 2020
Provides guidance for Tribal Healing to Wellness Court programs in adapting treatment court operations during a public health emergency.
Date: February 06, 2020
Describes how Tampa General’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit pioneered an innovative way to treat infants with prenatal substance exposure…
Date: November 19, 2019
Examines Connecticut’s online notification process and system related to CAPTA for infants affected by prenatal substance exposure…
Date: May 09, 2019
Highlights a collaborative approach to guiding pregnant women with SUDs into effective treatment while describing strategies for teams…
Date: January 16, 2019
An OMNI Learning Community webinar highlighting NAS. Describes the benefits of using a statewide multidisciplinary approach.
Date: January 01, 2019
Provides strategies to implement a family-focused approach to court cases involving parental substance use. Demonstrates why cross…
Date: January 01, 2018
Depicts how naloxone works and includes information specific to fentanyl.
Date: January 01, 2018
This pre-recorded webinar features a variety of technical assistance resources including publications, webinars, and tools that…
Date: January 01, 2018
Biomedical and behavioral providers now work more collaboratively than ever, allowing patients to be at the center of an integrated…
Date: January 13, 2017
This video highlights a case study that shares a success story of culturally informed work in a Tribal early childhood setting.
Date: January 13, 2017
This video features interviews with experienced infant and early childhood mental health consultants who discuss the importance of…